The Guernsey Swimming Club Masters were formed when a group of parents wanted to train to enter a relay team in the Club’s annual Herm swim to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Club (est 1886). The training was first organised by Len Robilliard and his late wife Enid, and is now led by Frank Le Compte. Since those early days the Masters have gone from strength to strength – from the original 2 lanes at Beau Sejour to the whole pool at St Sampson High School. The pool is used to train twice a week on Mondays and Fridays and there is a waiting list to join the training sessions but we would love to hear from you!

The origin of the Masters was to train for a sea swim of 3 miles, and some masters still take part in numerous sea swims including the Club’s Bay Swim Series. There is also a dedicated section who swim in the sea throughout the year. In recent years five swimmers have swum the English Channel and one of them, Roger Allsopp has achieved it twice. The second time he did the swim (30th August 2011) he became the oldest person in the world to swim across the channel. There are a number of swimmers who have also swum to Alderney and Sark and this group are always looking for a challenge.

Masters swimmers have entered various Masters competitions in the UK, Europe and many other countries around the world.

The Guernsey Swimming Club promote the local Open International Masters Meet at Beau Sejour. This is held annually and attracts competitors from many European countries, the USA and further afield.